allowed it to go through with a simple majority. and they can get all of the nominees through. and theyy reaction on the left will do nothing but create unitty and a sense of purpose on the right. as long as there are no silliy mistakes and that s the challenge with with not having last-minute surprise. we know that the next 30 days will be interesting. thank you for being here. thank you. well, the presents by now are unwrapped. did you get what you want? probable not. and maybe you want to take them back from the store. and we ll check in with one of the biggest stores. and the changing the guard, the
there is speculation tonight that security concerns may be behind some changes at the home of britain s queen elizabeth. after the attack in germany police presence has increased around buckingham palace especially around the changing the guard ceremony. the decisions are not behind the queen and their husband prince phillip to delay their trip to the . the monarch and prince are both suffering from what they describe as heavy colds. no word if the trip has been canceled. and the a controversial move with major implications. president elect donald trump has vowed to carry this out. listen to what he told wolf blitzer back in march. you recognize jerusalem as israel s capital and move the
representative kristi noem, republican from south dakota who will be joining us gretchen. the 112th congress arrived on capitol hill today. live picture there. they ll be ready to begin the new section. the official oath of office for new and elected members of the house and senate happens promptly at 2:25 p.m. eastern. then they ll get down to business. peter doocy is live with more on the changing the guard. good morning, peter. good morning, gretchen. that s right, there s going to be a big power shift here in washington later on this afternoon as republicans are set to take control of the house of representatives. they picked up 63 seats back in those november midterm elections and so all those new congressmen and women today will come here, they ll take their oath and pose for pictures. that s something that happens at the start of every session. something that s going to happen at the start of this session that s never happened before is a full reading outloud of the entire u